Go back to the ‘80s with Sample Science Super Lynn Drums, a surprisingly deep and astonishingly affordable LinnDrum-style drum machine plugin. We talk a lot about the Roland drum machines on Attack. The 707, 808 and 909 are titans in the world of dance music. One drum machine that doesn’t get mentioned as often by techno producers - even though...

Sarah Sommers to follow up Detroit Underground release with ‘Exit Planet Pink.’ Sarah Sommers has been rapidly building a reputation for her live techno performances and production skills. The Berlin-based musician has cultivated a loyal army of followers in a short space of time. Her debut album ‘HeartCore,’ released at the...

Getting good quality audio from YouTube into your DAW to use in your compositions is surprisingly convoluted. Here are the seven best ways to capture YouTube audio for sampling for both Mac and Windows PCs. YouTube has changed many things about modern life, from how we watch media to what we sample. Back in the day, if you wanted to capture...

Taiki Nulight's latest release, The Box, continues his trajectory of melting UK dancefloor sounds with bass, garage, and house blending seamlessly together. He's had support from Pete Tong, Annie Mac, and Mistajam to date and is fortunate enough never to have had a "real" job. We put him to task in our QnA. Why music? The only language...

If an original TR-909 unit is out of your price range, Roland's digital recreation, available through Roland Cloud, offers an impressively accurate alternative. This walkthrough aims to help you get started programming techno drums using the TR-909. The Briefest of Brief Histories of the TR-909 The TR-909 from Roland, released in 1983,...

A hidden Dutch festival gem – The Dockyard Warehouse Festival – unveils a special edition of their ADE showcase at Hembrugterrain on October 19th This special event is designed to celebrate 10 years of Dockyard. However, instead of presenting a retrospective of the past ten years, promoters Coen van Dongen and Tania Davison are showcasing the...